The AFL must be really shaking in their boots over the crowd attendances this year. Many clubs have now resided to the fact of promoting stupid gimmicks to get people to the footy. First, we had Liberty Financial buying out Colonial Stadium for the WB v Saints match. Second, we had Garry Lyon and Gerard Healy heavily promote on their evening radio program - the world's biggest pie night (Melbourne v Brisbane - which explains why 25,000 went along), kids got in for nicks, and got a pie and coke. St Kilda and Port tomorrow night, the Saints are giving away movie tickets and timezone tickets. The wood-ducks and West Coast, some lucky person is going to win a car - a Volvo. Last and not least - the Tigers apparently are looking at holding the world's largest sausage sizzle. The reason why people aren't going to the footy is Waverley, it's the obvious, it's making these gimmicks a joke. What does anyone else think??
Gimmicks & AFL Crowds
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Bloodstained Angel
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Just on the Collingwood v WCE thing - whats second prize ?
TWO Volvos ?
TWO Volvos ?
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magpie greg
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Blood Stained Angel
If the Pies gave your club a Volvo, they would take it quick smart. They need the cash. I agree with one thing that idiot KS says, the Swans have bled the AFL dry many times over their licence fee entry. Remember the bail out in the early 90s?
So if you dont want to win a $75,000 car you must either be very well off or not very well off in the head department.
If the Pies gave your club a Volvo, they would take it quick smart. They need the cash. I agree with one thing that idiot KS says, the Swans have bled the AFL dry many times over their licence fee entry. Remember the bail out in the early 90s?
So if you dont want to win a $75,000 car you must either be very well off or not very well off in the head department.
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F_ _ _ K
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Using Bucks turn of phrase, it's f______g Volvo he f_______g pranged Not f________g long ago. F____k!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bloodstained Angel
Premiership Player
Ok Greg - I do take your point on that, I'm as aware as anyone else about the Swans getting lots of favours, lots of money and having lots of debt written off
Fine, nobody is denying we have been in an awful mess in the past.
But on the other side of the coin there is the fact that the Swans pioneered live TV coverage of the game throughout Australia and this alone has generated untold wealth for the AFL that has been re-distributed to some very grateful Melbourne-based clubs.
Make no mistake, it was the broadcasting revenue earned by televising Swans games out of Sydney that basically kept this game afloat financially in the 1980's.
I'm certainly not proud to admit that the AFL has thrown millions at the Swans and millions more at promoting the game north of the border but please don't fall for that tired old line about how the game has gained nothing in return, its just not true as the figures bear out - it has proved to be a wise investment.
As for Volvos ? - you either love 'em or hate 'em and I hate 'em.
I wouldn't be seen dead in one of those awful contraptions no matter how much the damn thing costs.
Fine, nobody is denying we have been in an awful mess in the past.
But on the other side of the coin there is the fact that the Swans pioneered live TV coverage of the game throughout Australia and this alone has generated untold wealth for the AFL that has been re-distributed to some very grateful Melbourne-based clubs.
Make no mistake, it was the broadcasting revenue earned by televising Swans games out of Sydney that basically kept this game afloat financially in the 1980's.
I'm certainly not proud to admit that the AFL has thrown millions at the Swans and millions more at promoting the game north of the border but please don't fall for that tired old line about how the game has gained nothing in return, its just not true as the figures bear out - it has proved to be a wise investment.
As for Volvos ? - you either love 'em or hate 'em and I hate 'em.
I wouldn't be seen dead in one of those awful contraptions no matter how much the damn thing costs.
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Longjohn
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Give me a MAZDA anyday.
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magpie greg
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You know you can always sell the car to a Volvo lover. Doh!!
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Major Ford
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Cost a fortune getting it to Sweden!!
Bloodstained Angel
Premiership Player
Not if you replace one of the boat anchors with one
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Major Ford
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Anchors more use anyway. And with any luck the Volvo driver is still in the car (bonus)
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GoEagles
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If Collingwood lose (again) this weekend maybe Micks new car will be 2nd prize
